As AWB expires, will all hicap mags now be legal??

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - As AWB expires, will all hicap mags now be legal??

Posted: 9/13/2004 3:56:20 AM EDT

Like new manufacture handgun mags of more than 10 rounds.

I thought those are still illegal under OTHER legislation.

Posted: 9/13/2004 3:59:00 AM EDT

[#1]

www.atf.gov/firearms/saw-faqs.htm

Q. What was the Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device (LCAFD) ban?

A: The LCAFD ban was enacted along with the SAW ban on September 13, 1994. The ban made it unlawful to transfer or possess LCAFDs. The law generally defined a LCAFD as a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar device manufactured after September 13, 1994 that has the capacity of, or can be readily restored or converted to accept, more than 10 rounds of ammunition. The ban was codified at 18 U.S.C.
§ 922(w). As with SAWs, there are certain exceptions to the ban, such as possession by law enforcement.

Q: Was the LCAFD ban permanent?

A: No. The LCAFD ban was enacted by the same law as the SAW ban. Therefore, like the SAW ban, it expires 10 years from the date of enactment. Therefore, effective 12:01 a.m. on September 13, 2004, the provisions of the law will cease to apply.

Q: Are SAWs and LCAFDs marked “Restricted law enforcement/government use only” or “For export only” legal to sell to civilians in the United States?

A: Yes. SAWs and LCAFDs are no longer prohibited. Therefore firearms with the restrictive markings are legal to transfer to civilians in the United States and it will be legal for non-prohibited civilians to possess them. All civilians may possess LCAFDs.

Posted: 9/13/2004 3:59:10 AM EDT

[#2]

They are legal unless banned by state law.

Posted: 9/13/2004 3:59:43 AM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
Like new manufacture handgun mags of more than 10 rounds.

I thought those are still illegal under OTHER legislation.

Nope competely legal as of about 8hrs ago read here.

Posted: 9/13/2004 4:00:27 AM EDT

[#4]

Cool.

Just checkin'

Posted: 9/13/2004 4:09:21 AM EDT

[#5]

Here's another excerpt from the ATF :

CHANGES IN FEDERAL LAW AS OF SEPTEMBER 13, 2004
RELATING TO
SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPONS (SAWs)

AND

LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICES (LCAFDs)

GENERAL

As of September 13, 2004, the provisions of Public Law 103-322, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, covering semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices are no longer in effect. The regulations implementing these provisions also are no longer in effect.

Specifically, there is no longer a Federal prohibition on the manufacture, transfer, and possession of semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices.

There are no longer any marking requirements for semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices. Existing markings on firearms and magazines relating to law enforcement or government use may be disregarded.

Posted: 9/13/2004 4:11:28 AM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
There are no longer any marking requirements for semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices. Existing markings on firearms and magazines relating to law enforcement or government use may be disregarded.

This is the part that I have been waiting to hear.

Posted: 9/13/2004 4:13:13 AM EDT

[#7]

I want some LEO only marked mags.

Just for the hell of it.

I'd like to have a LEO only marked AR as well.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - As AWB expires, will all hicap mags now be legal??

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